Lord of the Rings Online revenues triple since going free-to-play

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Decision to scrap subscription fees paying off big time for Turbine

The decision to ditch subscription fees for Lord of the Rings Online isproving to be a lucrative movefor MMO developer Turbine, as the company has announced that its revenues have nearly tripled since making the free-to-play transition last Fall. Back in October,the micro-transaction strategyhad already doubled the game's revenues.

Last April, Lord of Rings Online celebrated its third year of slaughtering innocent Orcs. This year, maybe Turbine can afford to throw a bigger party?

Jan 7, 2011

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